STAR Publishes New Transport Specifications for Improved Data Exchange with Automotive Dealerships

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 22, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail), the IT standards body for the North American retail automotive industry, has published 2006v1.0 of its Transport Package, which will help to facilitate interoperability for data exchange with automotive dealerships.

The Transport Package - a set of publications for RSP and OEM software developers and architects to foster interoperable movement of STAR XML BODs. Documents in the package are:

  - STAR Transport Guidelines - a high level requirements and
    recommendations document

  - STAR Web Services Implementation - implementation details for using Web
    services specifications

  - STAR ebMS Implementation Guidelines - implementation details for using
    the ebXML Message Services specification

There were two major modifications made to the Transport Package 2006v1.0. These changes are:

  - The addition of executive summaries in the Transport Guidelines. These
    overviews are a high level business review of each chapter of the
    Transport Guidelines document.

  - Reorganization of chapters in all three documents. This change was
    implemented to improve navigation and consistency.

  The Transport Package can be downloaded for free at: www.starstandard.org

  About STAR (www.starstandard.org)

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) organization is the Information Technology (IT) standards organization for the retail automotive industry. STAR is leading the effort to implement voluntary IT standards throughout the automotive industry. These standards are designed to support business information needs and provide secure and reliable means for dealers, manufacturers, and retail system providers to communicate.

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, STAR is a not-for-profit volunteer organization and its members include Dealers, Manufacturers and Retail System Providers (RSPs). As members, they are interested in developing, promoting, and administering voluntary IT standards in the retail automotive industry and improving the effectiveness, timeliness and competitiveness of the IT solutions needed within the retail automotive industry.

  STAR membership roster:

  Dealer Groups: CCAQ, NADA

Retail System Providers: ADP, Advent Resources, Inc., AIAG, AFSA, Arkona, AutoDESA, Auto/Mate Inc., CIECA, DealerTrack, gedas, Karmak, National Marine Manufacturers Association, Motorcycle Industry Council, NeoSynergy, LLC, OAGI, Oxlo Systems Inc., PBS Financial Systems Inc., Procede Software, Quorum Information Systems, Reynolds & Reynolds, RouteOne, Sun Microsystems, Unipart Automotive Logistics, UCS, Wipro Technologies, and 5Square Systems Corporation.

Manufacturers: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., American Suzuki Motor Corp., BMW of North America, Inc., DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corp., Jaguar Cars, Mazda North American Operations, Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Renault, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, and Volkswagen of America.